Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-09
A TALK With Blaine.
What He Says Of CIeysIard's Mes
sage---He Favors Taking the
Tax Off of Tobacco.
he Would LeaYs Whi,ky 81 Et Is-The
Surplus Revenue should be Ex-
pended in ForuficsilOns,
Tho Folly Of Reducing the Customs Reeve
nurs and Leaving the Internal Hsyo-
nEos Untouched.

nEos Untouched.
NEW YORK, Dec. S-The Tribune this
morning contains long interview with
James G B!aiue on President CleVeland's
message. It was tsken in shorthand IN
der the direction of the Tribune's Paris
correspondent sud sent by cable last
night. Il is as follows: 81 have been
reading bstracts f President CIeveland's
message, and have been especially inter-
ested in the comments of the London pa
pers. Those papers ali assume to declare
that the message is free trade manifesto,
and evidently are anticipating az enlarged
market for Eaglish fabrics in the United
Sites, as a consequence of the Presi-
DENTS recommendations, aud perhaps
thst ftct stamped the character of the
message more clearly than any words OF
mine can -
you dou't mean actualfree trade with
ont duty?" queried the repor ter.
IN >" replied Blaine, "nor do the Lon
don papers say that. They simply mesn
that the President has recommended
What in the United States is known IS
revenu4 tariff, ri citing the protective
feature SIS an ObjeCt, and not even per-
hitting protection to result freely as an
incident to revenue duties"
81 don't know inst quite comprehend
that last point" said tue reporter.
"I masn," said Mr.. Blaine, "that for
the first time il the history Of the Ulited
States, q President recommends the re-
talniog OF the internal tex in order that the
tsrif mey be forced down even below
fair revenue standard. h recommends
inst the tax on tobacco BE- retained, ana
thus many millions Annually sh8u be
levied GA domestic products which would
far better come from the tariff On foreign
fabrics'
"rnen do you mean to imply that you
would favor the repesl OF the tobacco
tsx?"
Certainly, mean Just thai" said Mr..
Blaine. 81 should urge that il be done at
once, even before the Christmas holidays.
l. would in The hrst place bring greas re-
lief to the growers Of tobacco slI over the
country and would materially lessen the
price Ct the article to the consumers.
TOBACCO 20 millions Of men is necessity.
Toe President calls it luxury, but IL ISIS
lQxary in no other sense tnan tes and cot
fee are Injuries. IPIs We'll to remember
that the luxury of yesterday has become
please, number of men st worE on q
farm, in coal mine, along c railroad, in
an iron foundry or in anV calling, and YOU
will find 50 out of leo chewing Wnlle
they walk after each meal. TIE same
seek the solace Of the pipe or
cigar. These men not only pay the mil
lions Of tobacco tax, bat pay on every
plug and every cigar an enhanced price
which the tax eus0ies the manufacturer
and retailer TO impose. The only excuse
for suCa tax is the actual necessity under
watch the government found itself during
the war and the years Immediately fol-
.Owiug. TO retain tde tex nOT in order
TO destroy the protection which would
Il wv from arising the same
amount Of money 90 foreign imports is
most extraordinary policy for
our government"
owen then, Mfr Blaine, would you ad-
wise the re peal Of the whisky tax?"
"No, [ would not. 0 her c0nsidera-
ions than those OF the financial adminis-
s.sti0n are to be taken into account IN
'egard to whisky. There is 8 moral side
10 it. To chespen the price CT whisky
8 to increase the c0nsump-
ion. There would be no sense
4 urging the reform wrought By high
license in mary ates If the national gov
srnment neutral rs the good eff ct by
making whisky within the reach OF every
)ne at 20 cents q gallon. WHISKY would
)e every wlere distilled If the surveillance
If the government we're with raw1 by the
emission OF the tax; and illicit sales
;9uId not then be prevented even by pol
cy as rigorous IS that which Russia pur-
uss against the ninilistS. II would
destroy high license a. once in all the
states. Whisky has done much harm in
he Uni,ed Safes. l would try to make
: DO some good. 1 would use the tax TO
GRITTY our cities on the seaooard In
rev Of the powerful address to the D m
,cratic party ca the subject ffortif ;sEion
" the late Samuel +. Tilden, [ an
!mszed that no attention has been psidt to
he So ct by the Democratic admlnis-
ration. Never before 10 the history Of
he world has any government allowed
,rest cities "a the sea0Oard Ike 2 lilsdel-
'hia, New Y 1rS, Boston, Baltimore, New
)riesns and San Francisco 20 remain de-.
snseless.n
but" said TIE reporter, "yo1 don't
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